Canadian wood products industries . i=---.^. u I 4- =^-Md !qr ------ ^ in--? Fig. 1—Front Elevation of House. Modern Dwellings Call for Large Quantityof Manufactured Woodwork The Small Town Planing Mill Gets Large Share of this Business. HouseIllustrated has Considerable Exterior as Well as Interior Work One of the most noticeable features in connectionwith the woodworking industry in Canada is the con-stantly increasing demand for high grade planing millwork in the small towns and rural districts. A greatmany people have been prone to regard the farmeras a tightwad, but a short journey into t


Canadian wood products industries . i=---.^. u I 4- =^-Md !qr ------ ^ in--? Fig. 1—Front Elevation of House. Modern Dwellings Call for Large Quantityof Manufactured Woodwork The Small Town Planing Mill Gets Large Share of this Business. HouseIllustrated has Considerable Exterior as Well as Interior Work One of the most noticeable features in connectionwith the woodworking industry in Canada is the con-stantly increasing demand for high grade planing millwork in the small towns and rural districts. A greatmany people have been prone to regard the farmeras a tightwad, but a short journey into the countryin almost any direction will reveal the fact that he is. i 11., rJ 1 1 rty = ^ r - - -^—J. Fig. 2—Side Elevation. spending his money generously in providing himselfand his family with a home built on modern lines. Thesame is true of some of the small towns and cities thathave gradually evolved from sleepy villages into manu-facturing districts of considerable importance. When a man finds himself becoming prosperous,about the first thing his thoughts turn to is a newhome suitable to his new station in life. His artistictastes may not always develop in proportion to hisbank account, but nevertheless, he generally wantssomething large for his money and something that noperson else has—no stock designs for him. He out-lines his dream of a home, together with a few prac-tical details, such as the number of rooms, etc., it mustcontain, to the architect, who proceeds to work outsomething that will look well and at the same timeembody the necessary features, as outlined by hisclient. This means that the planing mill man. if hewants the


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